1. Access to Opportunity in the Global Economy of the 21st Century
7/21/2008
Running Fast!
Access to Opportunity in the Global Economy of the 21st Century

2. Get Ready to Run
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows that it must outrun the gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter if you’re a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you’d better start running! Thomas L. Friedman

3. Beginnings

4. New Physical and Economic Links
Appalachian Development
Highway System
3090 Mile System—13 states
31 Individual Corridors
90% Complete

5. Emerging Global Supply Chain Inland Port Locations

6. Launching “Network A” Net “A” Study Group FHWA Funding Secured
Transportation
International Trade
Economic Development
FHWA Funding Secured
Consultant Selected
Design Research & Planning Activities

7. Macro-Economic and Demographic Transitions
Economic Trends
Global Real GDP (past 6 decades): + 8 fold, % annually
Global Trade Volume : fold, +7.6% annually
(Manufactured Goods)
US Economy (International): %, %, %
Demographic Trends
Population is shifting from North/Inland to South/Coastal
Population is aging
2000 – 1 in 5 Americans are retirement age
2030 – 1 in 3 Americans are retirement age
Demographics shifts affect demand/consumption patterns:
Demand/consumption shifts from manufacturing to service sector
Labor force shifts from manufacturing toward service sector
U.S. Manufacturing Grows & Shifts
Lower value/profit commodities seek low cost off-shore labor
Higher value/profit commodities sustain a domestic presence

8. Intermodal Global Supply Chain
Global Commodity Flows Increase & Diversify
Domestic Flows ( ): %
International Flows ( ): %
Latin/South America Flows ( ): %
Average Distance/Shipment:
1993 – 420 miles
2003 – 590 miles (+ 40%)
Intermodal: 21st Century Mode of Choice
World container ports: ports, 2005 – 550 ports
Volume of container throughput, US gateway ports:
1970 – 1 million – 20 million
2020 – 50 million – 100 million
Global Trade Lanes Emerge
East – West: US-North Asia, US-Europe/South Asia
North – South: US- Latin/South America

9. “Network A” Findings Over past 6 decades, GDP +8 fold, trade +64 fold
Long-term economic expansion is underlying driver, plus:
Containerized intermodal supply chain
Telecommunication/information technology
Demographic shifts
Market expansion & new trade agreements
While annual trends vary, global economy is fully established
East-West trade lanes remain strong, North-South will grow
Global supply chain is intermodal by nature, ports are gateways
Access to supply chain is essential for competitiveness
Enhanced intermodal coordination improves capacity, cost-efficiency, and reliability

10. Network A Intermodal Corridors of Commerce & Inland Ports

11. Planning & Development Framework
Advocacy
Region must advocate for its own future through building
innovative & collaborative new partnerships.
Planning
Encourage & support expanded planning & development
Multi-modal Highway, Rail, & Maritime
Multi-disciplinary Transport, Econ. Dev., & Global Trade
Multi-jurisdictional Local, State, National, & Global
Multi-sector Public/Private Coordination
Investment
Build on momentum of new public/private investment models

12. Access to Global Opportunity Expands All Across Network A
Moving Forward
Access to Global Opportunity Expands All Across Network A
Enlarged Panama Canal now open for business.
Major investments to enlarge East Coast/Gulf Coast Ports and dramatically larger container vessels now call at such gateway ports.
$4 Billion in new Net A High Speed/High Capacity Intermodal Rail Corridors connecting inland regions to key coastal ports:
Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor
CSX National Gateway Corridor
Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor
14 new intermodal inland container ports.

13. Network A Positioning to Engage, Compete, and Succeed Learning to Run Faster Than We’ve Ever Run Before